Aceraceae Acer negundo L.

Boxelder

Ponca - Food, Sweetener

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 101

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Scientific name: Acer negundo L.
USDA symbol: ACNEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Boxelder
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Ponca
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Sweetener
Notes: Sap used to make sugar.

RECRD: 31529 id: 566